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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 219 · 2016Reserved (SC)

Sankarankovil

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Winner — 2016

RAJALAKSHMI M
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 44.4%DMK 36.2%14 others 19.4%
Votes
78,751
44.4% share
Winning margin
14,489
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
76.0%
of 2,33,672

A clear win with a 8.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJALAKSHMI M
ADMK
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
78,75144.4%
2
ANBUMANI G
DMK
64,26236.2%
3
SADHAN THIRUMALAIKUMAR T DR
MDMK
20,80711.7%
4
GUNASEKARAN K
BJP
BJP
4,2422.4%
5
AMUTHA
NTK
2,4761.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,2581.3%
7
MURUGAN K
AIFB
1,0420.6%
8
RAJAN A
IND
7820.4%
9
SURESHKUMAR S
PMK
6450.4%
10
SUBASHINI S
TMMK
5790.3%
11
MARIAPPAN S
IND
4570.3%
12
SUBBULAKSHMI P
SHS
3410.2%
13
NAGARAJAN M
IND
3040.2%
14
VELLADURAI P
IND
2840.2%
15
VENNI UDAIYAR S
JKNPP
1600.1%
16
MUTHU M
TAVK
1200.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (179th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 2.5% · max 39.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
179th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.99
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
193rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 44.4%DMK 36.2%MDMK 11.7%OTH 6.4%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,77,233
Density
460 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,693 km²
SC population18.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Christian 11.1%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.2%
Electricity95.0%
Sanitation47.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.7%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance61.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments
Saint Paul Church, Mela Ilandaikulam

Saint Paul Church, Mela Ilandaikulam

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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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